Monthly Archives: May 2010

Peter Youngren – Grace TV running out of money?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Bene Diction

A few years ago when Zoomermedia (Moses Ziemer) expressed an interest in buying Canada’s Vision TV assets, one of the downsides of the potential purchas was the red ink Christian Television Channel. A few years ago, people with the ability … Continue reading →

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Faytene Kryskow adds a cup of “martyr” to the mix

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Rick Hiebert

By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. You can’t fault evangelist Faytene Kryskow for not knowing the ways of the media, even if they technically aren’t “allowed” to cover her without first asking “Mother, may I?” Want to … Continue reading →

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Chapter One of The Armageddon Factor free online

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Bene Diction

Random House has given unseatharper.ca (C.R.U.S.H) permission to put up the first chapter of Marci McDonald’s The Armageddon Factor The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada. Chapter One God’s Dominion I think reading a chapter for yourself is better than … Continue reading →

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Left Blogging-right blogging

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Bene Diction

Researchers at The Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University looked at 155 political blogs during the 2008 election –  A Tale of Two Blogospheres: Discursive Practises on the Left and Right Technology, use of technology and behavior differed … Continue reading →

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Play time

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Bene Diction

I have a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks, this being the long weekend and all, the family decided to give me my present early. Wow! Have a great weekend everyone and play safe. I`m off to romp … Continue reading →

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Deborah Gyapong, Faytene Kryskow, and “good” versus “better”

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Rick Hiebert

By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission You can read a lot of complaints by conservatives about Marci McDonald’s book The Armageddon Factor. One of the things that they are dismayed about is McDonald’s argument that Canada’s Christian … Continue reading →

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Marci McDonald has some explaining to do

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Rick Hiebert

By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Over the past few days, various bloggers have weighed the errors that are in Marci McDonald’s book, and whether they affect the validity of her argument. Well, it can’t help her … Continue reading →

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Quill and Quire: Conservative Party aims at Marci McDonald

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Bene Diction

So. I am not the only one who noticed the Conservative Party sound and fury when The Armageddon Factor came out. The political operative well oiled blanketing sound and fury. This blog (and possibly others) had some drive by comments, … Continue reading →

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